We are sad to say goodbye to our CEO Charlotte Laike. During her three years with us, she has taken Essen to a new level, culminating 2011 with a dynamic and cohesive team of 40 people passionate about branding. At the same time we’re exited and proud to see her become Head of Strategy and Corporate Development at Nordea and wish her all the luck in the world. We are also proud to announce our new CEO Alex Holmén, who is a Graduate Economist from the University of Gothenburg School of Economics and has been a strategist at Essen since 2010 and part of the management team since 2011.